Illusionary box



D/E. HAMBURGER.

v ILLUSIONARY BOX- APPLICATION FILED on. 13. 1919. RENEWED MAR. 2. 192g. 1,430,643. Patented Oct 3, 1922 2 SHEETS-SHEET- I- D. E. HAMBURGER.

ILLUSIONARY BOX. APPLICATION FILED OCT. 13, 1919. RENEWED MAR. 2. 1922.

1,430,643.. Patented 0@t.3,1922.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

Patented Oct. 35, 1922.

STTES PATENT DAVID ELLIS HAMBURGER, OF MOUNT VERNON, NE'WYOEK.

ILLUSIONARY BOX.

Application filed October 13, 1919, Serial No. 330,368.

T 0 all 10 item it may concern Be it known that I, DAVID ELLIs I-IAM- BURGER, a citizen of the U. S. A., residing at Mount Vernon, N. Y., have invented new and useful Improvements in Illusionary Boxes, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to illusionary devices which create the impression in the viewers mind that he sees something that he does not in reality. The invention is for application particularly to boxes or containers for small articles that are customarily laid open to view when on sale, such as candy, pens, pencils, cigars, etc., and the object of the invention is not to mislead prospective purchasers but to present a true picture of the contents of a box so that they think they are seeing the real articles within the box. In this way, perishable articles, or articles sensitive to temperature or moisture changes can be thoroughly preserved within their containers without in any way detracting from the purchasers knowledge of what the boxes contain.

The invention, then consists of a box or container whose peripheral lines (in plan view) follow the laws of either a true or isometric perspective and upon which box is applied a picture of a box in perspective having a transparent top through which can be clearly seen the contents of the box. In other words, if a person looks directly down upon my improved box, he sees the picture carried by the top of the box which makes him think that he sees the box in perspective, that it has a transparent top, and that he sees the contents thereof.

The invention is illustrated'in the accompanying drawings in which- Figure l is a plan view of one form of box made in accordance with this invention but without any picture applied to its top.

Fig. 2 shows a side elevation of the box.

Fig. 3 shows one type of the label, print, or picture applied to the top of the box.

Fig. 4: shows in perspective, the box with the picture carried by its top.

Fig. 5 shows a plurality of boxes made in accordance with this invention to illustrate the appearance of a group of them.

Fig. 6 shows a round appearing box (instead of the rectangular appearing one of the preceding figures) made in accordance with this invention, and

Fig. 7 shows a hexagonal appearing box.

Renewed March 2, 1922. Serial No. 540,570.

In the drawings, the numeral 11 represents the top of a rectangular appearing box, 12 and 13 parallel sides; 14L and 15 parallel sides and 16 and 17 two substantially parallel sides or faces formed by cutting off two diagonal corners of the box. The sides or faces 16 and 17 are inclined away from the vertical and are either parallel or slightly converging with respect to each other to fulfil the laws of either true or isometric perspective.

18 represents the label, print or picture which is to be applied to the top 11 of the box. This picture may be applied in any way to the top of the box, produced by any process, and in black and white or colors or any combination thereof. The box may be of any material. It will be noticed that the periphery or shape of the label correiponds to or is identical with the top of the This picture 18 preferably shows in perspective, a box having a transparent top through which can be seen the contents of the box. When this label is applied to the top of the box and the viewer looked directly down on the box, the eifectcreated would be what is shown in Fig. 1, that is, instead of seeing the box in plan view, he would think he was seeing it in perspective and that he was seeing its contents.

19 'represents the top of a box having curved ends 20 and 21 provided with two substantially parallel sides 22 and 23. 24: shows a label carried by the top 19 of the box having a picture of a round box in perspective with a transparent top. This creates the same illusion as does the rectangular box.

25 represents the top of a box having in tersecting sides 26 and 27, and 28 and 29. 30 and 31 indicate two sides of the box substantially parallel to each other and 32 indicates the label whereby a hexagonal appearing box is produced.

Thus it can be seen that any appearing shaped box can be produced by using the principles of this invention and therefore, I limit myself to no particular appearing shaped box but to all shapes that can be pro duced hereunder. Neither do I limit myself to the articles which apparently are contained within the box or are shown in the picture on top of the box. Also the picture need not necessarily be applied to the top of the box, but to any one of its sides, provided the periphery or contour of the side is in accordance with the laws of perspective.

That I claim is:

1. In combination, a box having the contour of one of its faces fulfilling the laws of perspective, and a picture oi a box in perspective carried by said face of the box whereby an illusion-is produced.

2. In combination, a box having the 0011- tour of one of its faces provided with two of its sides substantially parallel and inclined away from the vertical, and apicture D. ELLIS HAMBURGER.

Witnesses:

S. M. CULLEN, M. B. SIEvERs. 

